Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, K-L

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-203/1 folio(s) 3155-3995
• Dates of Creation:1835-1874
• Name of Creator:
  Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 box

• Scope and Content

  Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, K-L consists of:

  • letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world including fellow scientists such as Samuel William King, William L Lonsdale , Eduard Armand Lartet and copy letters from Charles Lyell to other scientists (1835-1874).

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell is arranged in alphabetical order and includes letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world.

• Arrangement

  Letters are curently numbered by folio and these numbers continue from the previous sub-series and on to the next.

• Archivist's Note

  Rachael Third 09 January 2002

• Subjects

  Geology

• Personal Names

  King, Samuel William, 1821-1868 (traveller and scientist)

  Lartet, Edouard William, 1801-1871 (French geologist and paleontologist)

  Lonsdale, William L, 1794-1871 (English geologist and palaeontologist)

  Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)